COVINGTON, Ky. – You know what sounds good this weekend? Going to any air-conditioned venue. Standing chin-deep in a pool. Having your spouse or significant other fan you for hours.
While we can’t tell your spouse or significant other what to do, we’ve got suggestions for the venues: See a musical in a cool theater, listen to music with an icy beverage in hand, or take in a mu...
Residents should set trash/recycling carts out the night before
COVINGTON, Ky. – You should set your trash and recycling carts out the night before your collection day: On brutally hot days – including starting tomorrow -- the garbage trucks may be driving down Covington streets an hour earlier than usual.
In an effort to protect workers at Rumpke Waste & Recycling from heat-...
Photo 1: Police Chief Brian Valenti hands badges to Kenzy Hotaling and Dale Arnold, while ...
Photo 2: Covington Mayor Joe Meyer issues the oath of office.
Two join Covington Police with swearing-in ceremony
COVINGTON, Ky. – A military police officer in the Kentucky National Guard and a security supervisor at Turfway Park received the oath of office this morning as the newest o...
COVINGTON, Ky. – This weekend you’ll find plenty of fun at an evening park event, a summer festival, and cool concerts. (Polka is cool, right?)
And if you’re wondering how to quit your day job so that every day feels like a weekend, there’s a trading card show where you just might learn how to make a living with all those baseball and Pokémon cards in the shoeboxes in yo...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Drivers on Highland Avenue need to pay attention: There’s a new stop sign at the foot of Emery Drive.
The signs (for drivers headed both east and west on Highland) were installed earlier this week by Public Works after numerous traffic complaints.
The signs are permanent. The sign on eastbound Highland will be mounted to a permanent post soon.
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Photo 1: Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti (third from left) poses with the newly promoted officers. From left, Sgt. David Hoyle, Capt. Josh Bornhorn, Chief Valenti, Assistant Chief Matt Winship, Capt. Jennifer Rudolph, and Lt. Jason McErlane.
Photo 2: Chief Valenti (center) poses with retiring Capt. Greg Jones (left) and retiring Assistant Chief Marcus Jordan.
Retirements set in motion c...
The Fourth Street (Veterans Memorial) Bridge carries Ky. 8 across the Licking River between Covington (left) and Newport, near the Licking’s confluence with the larger Ohio River. (Photo used courtesy of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 6.)
Goals: ‘Signature’ look, bike and pedestrian lanes
COVINGTON, Ky. – A presentation on the 4th Street Bridge replacement...
Backpacks event to benefit K-12 students
COVINGTON, Ky. – If your children need supplies for the coming school year, you have until 5 p.m. July 26 to register online for Northern Kentucky Harvest’s 23rd annual free Backpacks & Breakfast giveaway.
The organization said in a news release that it will be distributing 1,058 free backpacks full of supplies during a weekend distri...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Maybe “weather permitting” should be standard language when we’re telling you about outdoor events in The Cov. Last week saw cancellations/rescheduling, so our wise counsel is to always check these links before you scoot out the door, because sudden summer downpours can halt or delay an activity or event.
That said, let’s move forward anticipating ...
Providing translated documents about City programs a ‘game changer’
COVINGTON, Ky. – The successful debut of the City’s Spanish-translated business guide, “Guia Empresarial,” and additional Spanish-translated City documents and forms, happened Tuesday night at a banking workshop event – “Taller Bancario” – sponsored by Espera...